SGA Meeting | Photo by Christian Peters | The Wright State Guardian
The Student Government Association (SGA) met on Tuesday, Nov. 16 to discuss several resolutions and nominate individuals for two positions.
Position nominations
President Jonathan Ciero nominated two individuals for open positions. Joe Marano was nominated for Director of Student Affairs.
“I feel like I would be a good candidate for this position due to my interest in helping students on an individual level,” Marano said.
Chris Jenkins was nominated for Policy Administrator. According to Jenkins, he would be a good fit for the position because of his experience with the Student Election Committee and with the SGA Internship Program.
Both individuals were affirmed to the positions during the meeting.
According to Ciero, the previous Policy Administrator resigned a few weeks ago. The Director of Student Affairs position has been vacant since mid-September.
Resolution 21-03
Vice President Sabrina D’Alesandro proposed Resolution 21-03 which proposes that the university allow and accept electronic payment services, such as Venmo, for student organizations for fundraising purposes.
“The main goal is to make it easier for student organizations to fundraise,” D’Alesandro said.
According to Ciero, another goal for the resolution is policy change within the university. Ciero hopes that the university will accept electronic forms of payment from student organizations.
Resolution 21-04
Speaker of the House of Representatives Dai’Shanae Moore proposed Resolution 21-04 which calls for educational programs on pronoun usage and the LGBTQ+ community.
The resolution is sponsored by Dai’Shanae, the LGBTQA Center and Rainbow Alliance.
The Senate decided to bring the resolution back for discussion at a later date.
Union Market hours
Megan Dennison, a member of the SGA Internship Program, spoke during public comments to address concerns over the Student Union Market.
“I have been hearing complaints about the Student Union Market being open for five hours and then closing. With campus being open, people need it to be open longer,” Dennison said.
Ciero said he has also been hearing complaints about this issue. Residential Senator Chad Dudash is part of the Dining Services Committee and commented on the situation.
“The Union Market is just not profitable after 3 o’clock, which is when it closes. I think that they are looking at opening up for a wider breakfast,” Dudash said.
Dudash said he will raise awareness of complaints to the Dining Services Committee.
SGA meetings are held Tuesdays at 7 p.m. and are open to the public.
